The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-29
FLORIDA.
Leesburg has not quarantined.


Leesburg's fire company has been re-
organized with E. II. Mote, one of the lead
ing merchants, as chief
The citizens of Leesburg have made ar
rangements for grand barbecue and cele-
bration there on Saturday, July2.
At Altoona the brick foundation for the
new Methodist church, which is to be 35x60
feet, has been laid, and work is progressing
daily.
Benjamin Boyd, assistant postmaster at
Palatka, has returned, having failed to be
appointed Post Office Inspector. J. E. Alex
ander, of Enterprise, got the Office.
At Jacksonville Monday Charles F. Poet
ting, doing general grocery business, made
an assignment for the benefit of his credit
ors to Messrs Mayer & Muller, assignees.
The Hotel Gazette, published in New
York, says that Henry NJ Flagler, of the
Ponce de Leon, will start daily paper in
st. Augustine TO be larger than any now in
tAe State.
If there is anything in what politicians
say Eustis, Tavares, Leesburg, Altoona,
Fort Mason, Lisbon, Yalaha, Mount Dora,
Lady Lake, Okeehumkee and Whitney are
sure of the court house.
The Willing Workers, band of young
girls of the Presbyterian church, had the
privilege of selling ice cream and cake on
the grounds at the Masonic celebration at
Orlando and cleared SIS, to be added to the
fund for rebuilding their church.
Tom Davis, better known as "Short
Tom," of Palatka, had melon patch a day
or two ago of which he felt quite proud.
One fine morning since he awoke to find that
he had been robbed of some twenty-five or
thirty choice cantaleupS and musk melons
The work of erecting the new hospital of
the South Florida railroad was begun at
Sanford Monday morning. 1t will be a
substantial and comfortable wooden struc-
ture, and, as the old one has, will receive
the careful attention of the officials of the
road
At Orlando last year in April Messrs.
Haynes Young and Bailey planted 100 vines
of the white Niagara grape, one of which
has made an aggregate growth of nearly 40
feet, and the vines have set and ripened fruit
of first-rate quality, the punches being COM
pact and solid and the fruit juicy and lus-
cious. This successful experiment will re-
suit in large planting OF the above grape
in that vicinity.
At Carrabelle business of all kinds is at a
standstilL a month ago the air was full of
railroad prospects, but as yet no work has
been done. Five different companies have,
during the past seven years, published their
prospectus regarding the road from Thorn
last Legislature gave the present company
the final extension of time. In eighteen
months the road from the Gulf to Talla-
hassee must be completed or the charter is
forfeited
IL seems to be the opinion that Austin &
Lancaster have a bonanza in the ownership
of the beach property opposite Smyrna. II
the project TO extend the railroad across to
the beach ever materializes Austin & Ian
kester viii bless the name of Florida, and
the railroads, too. They were particularly
fortunate to secure II tract of land over
which the railroad must pass and also to
have its terminal facilities. Similar lands
on the beach, opposite Daytona, sell to-day
at 81 per foot front
At Jacksonville Monday Clark 81 LOTUS
perfected arrangements for the lease of
George r. Fosters building, at the corner of
Bay and Clay streets, as soon as it can be
rebuilt. This time they will occupy the en-
tire building, and TO that end IL will be ar
ranged TO meet the peculiar requirements of
their business, supplied with elevators, etc.
The new building will be more ornamental
than the old one was, will be more substan-
TALLY built, and, in all probability, instead
of being three, it will be four stories high
and nicely fitted up.
Among the passengers on the Steamer
Florence, who put up at the National Hotel
at Cleveland Saturday was George r.
Schultz, postmaster, United States Custom
House officer, merchant, proprietor Of the
celebrated Tarpon House, in charge of
Western Union Telegraph and Ocean Cable
and health officer from Punta Rassa, he